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Ugly Racism in the Miss America Pageant

By becksta on 5/18/10 10:53am
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Do you ever wonder what happened to Miss California from last year's Miss America pageant who so gloriously defended both "Traditional" marriage and the right to pose nude? 
I don't. Blonde, bimbo hypocritical Republican conservatives like Carrie Prejean are a dime a dozen and old news. Way old news.  
The obvious parallel between this year's pageant and last year's pageant are the runner-ups to the competition- much in the same manner as Carrie defended outdated ideals about marriage- Miss Arizona spoke out in defense of Arizona's strict and in my opinion, defenseless Immigration Laws.
Muslim Beauty Queens from western countries, on the other hand, are not something that you find all too often- welcome to America. 
Rima Fakih was the first American Muslim to win the Miss America crown. Her victory was not a case of "Affirmative Action" as the conservative Christians and so-called political pundits would like us to believe. Her victory should remind all of us that not every beautiful woman looks like Christie Brinkley. 
The ugliness surrounding Rina Fakih's victory comes from the same people who are always ugly- if there is such a thing as "inner beauty", there must be an "inner ugliness" as well. Taunting a beauty contestant with racist names such as "Miss Hezbollah" clearly demonstrates both ignorance and racism- ugly qualities in anyone, especially from someone whp reportedly represents "The Press". 
The Conservatives' main complaint  with the newly crowned Miss America is that she hails from Lebanon. I don't understand the basis for their criticism at all. While it's true that a President of the United States is required to be born in this country, the United States Constitution does not yet extend to Donald Trump's Miss America beauty pageant. 
As this article points out, it is more than slighly ironic that the criticism is only focused on her country of birth. This radio station posted pictures of her winning a pole dancing competition. There is nothing wrong with Pole Dancing at all, but normally the critiques from the Conservative contigent of our society are very focused on sex as when Vanessa Williams was de-throned for appearing in Playboy over a decade ago.  Come to think of it, Vanessa Williams' race was probably also a big factor in that decision as well.  http://slatest.slate.com/id/2254191/entry/5/
You can watch some http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201005170002 pundits and a video of the winner and the runner-up here. Admittedly, the winner was not the most articulate in her answer about birth control, so I can understand criticisms based on that fact. (which is an entirely different thing than complaining about her victory because of her race). 
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I do have to question another thing: if pageants and the winners are to represent this country on a world stage: would we have really wanted someone who was that close-minded as Miss Arizona representing us?

Miss AmericaMiss AmericaDo you ever wonder what happened to Miss California from last year's Miss America pageant who so gloriously defended both "Traditional" marriage and the right to pose nude? I don't. Conservative women like are that are a dime a dozen. Pole Dancing Muslim Beauty Queens from western countries, on the other hand, are not something that you find all too often- welcome to America.



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Where's the Sex Advice in Men's Magazines?

By becksta on 5/4/10 1:22pm
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Where is Maxim's Sex Advice?Where is Maxim's Sex Advice?There are some major differences out there between the so-called "Men's Magazines" and the "Women's Magazines". I'm not referring to specialty magazines like "Popular Mechanics" or "Home Knitting", but to magazines like "Maxim", "Esquire", "Glamour", and "Cosmo", which are all clearly designed for one sex or the other.


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5 Terrible First Date Stories from the Trenches

By becksta on 4/20/10 5:22pm
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The Joys of DatingThe Joys of Dating

What was the worst first date you’ve ever had? In the spirit of  previous articles about the worst pick-up lines my friends have ever heard (HERE and HERE), I begged and cajoled a few fellow Facebookers (who are all incidentally hot women) to tell me about their worst first dates.




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Vajazzling: Does the Idea of Gluing Crystals to Your Privates Appeal to You?

By becksta on 4/15/10 6:06pm
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Bryce's VajazzlingBryce's VajazzlingVajazzling. I like the sound of the word, but I don't think I'll ever get it done.

A few years ago, Sarah Jessica Parker popularized the Brazilian wax in the “Sex and the City” episode when Carrie got it all taken off “down there”.  I don’t have the exact numbers in front of me, but since then, Brazilian waxes and hair-less nether regions have been all the rage for women across the states.

Jennifer Love Hewitt recently decided not only to include an entire chapter in her new book on the joys of Vajazzling, she announced how she felt about it on Lopez Tonight.


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Britney Spears and her Decision to Show Pics that Were Not Photo-Shopped

By becksta on 4/14/10 10:53am
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Britney Spears Before and After Photo-ShoppingBritney Spears Before and After Photo-ShoppingWhatever you say about Britney Spears, you have to admit that she has given us all something to talk about over the years. First, it was beaver shots and a bad marriage, then it was the head-shaving incident, which I still don’t understand, and of late, her re-emergence back into the spotlight and subsequent success has caught the attention of many of us.


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Boob Jobs versus Push-Up Bras

By becksta on 3/28/10 4:16pm
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The Ultimate Boob JobThe Ultimate Boob JobI met an old friend the other day for coffee. Soon after we met, the conversation turned to plastic surgery (neither of us have had had any-YET) and specifically to boob jobs.

My friend startled me with her announcement, “I’m going to get my boobs done.”

I was not exactly shocked, but definitely surprised; she is a petite woman with a B-cup that seems to fit her size-definitely nothing to complain about. 

I jokingly asked her if she was going to get a DD cup, which would make her proportions just about as strange as a Barbie doll (if she also had some fat injected her hips and butt) or this woman and would definitely give her a lethal weapon (or two).

I honestly should have been able to predict her answer:

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Brave Man Tries Out Some of Cosmo's Sex Advice

By becksta on 3/23/10 3:34pm
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Cosmo Sex TipsCosmo Sex Tips

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Don't Embrace Your Inner Bitch

By becksta on 3/16/10 4:13pm
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Bitch WineBitch WineIf you are the kind of woman who embraces your “inner bitch” as a way to get in touch with yourself or to somehow embrace your inner feminism in honor of “Bitch” magazine or any of the books glorifying bitchiness, I have a very simple and clear piece of advice:

Don’t.

Think about what embracing your inner bitch really means- to my way of looking at the world, it means that  you are, in fact, a bitch. I know two women who are quite comfortable with their bitchiness, which is fine, only one  of which who is stupid enough to loudly proclaim her deep and undying passion for her inner bitch to the world.

Is that really something to be proud of?


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Ugly Employees Told They are Not Welcome at Prada Japan

By becksta on 3/12/10 3:56pm
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Prada- You Have to Look Good to Work HerePrada- You Have to Look Good to Work Here
Jezebel always has the scoop on which stores are firing “the ugly” amongst us. First, it was Dov Charney, the perverted American Apparel CEO also known for sitting around his office in his underwear, who sent out a memo asking managers for pictures of staffers to make sure that they met his beauty standards. This was more than a bit ironic since Dov Charney is no beauty himself.

Now, Prada is being accused by a store manager of doing the exact same thing. According to Rina Bovrisse,  a manager in Japan, she was forced  to fire 13 employees for the crime of being “old, fat, ugly, disgusting or not having the Prada look.”


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Some Things to Remember Before You Have a One-Night Stand

By becksta on 3/9/10 1:05pm
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IOne Night StandOne Night Standt’s last call at the bar and your eyes are starting to glaze over. You look to your left and there is a semi-cute guy wearing a baseball cap talking to you, but you can’t really focus on the conversation. You finish up your last drink so that you won’t waste the $4.00 you spent on the micro-brew (not including the mandatory $1 tip to the bartender) and you slowly start to realize that you are faced with a decision:

Should you go home with the semi-cute guy next to you or not?

Your mind starts wandering and you forget the long grocery list you have for requirements for “the perfect guy”. You try to remember which company he works for or if he lost his job during the recession, but you can’t quite seem to remember. You are about 93% positive that his name is Brad, but it could be Brett or Brian.


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